The Whitman track and field team hosted Walter Johnson on Wednesday, April 9 for senior night. Boys and girls fell by 52 and 45 points, with a total of six top three placements across all events.
Senior Mateo Gros-Slovinsky ran exceptionally in the 3200-meter. Gros-Slovinsky placed first, recording a time of 10:28.89 seconds and picked up his second win of the season. Junior Charlie Levine placed second in the boys’ 110 meter hurdles gaining a personal record in a time of 20.07 seconds. The boys dominated the shot put and discus, placing third in both. Junior Cameron Dunlop came out on top with a personal record of 11.62 meters in the shot put, while senior Aidan Joffre won the discus with a season-best 11.01 meters.
Whitman excelled on the girls side as well. Junior Avery Washington had a spectacular meet, winning in all three categories she competed in. Washington recorded a time of 13.07 seconds in the 100-meter, a personal best of 26.04 seconds in the 200-meter, and a 15′ 9.5” in the long jump. Washington, senior Onehizeme Egbiremon, junior Jessica Fox and senior Ava Wilson also placed first in the 4×100 relay, with a time of 51.53 seconds. Egbiremon and Wilson also jointly won in the high jump, with both recording a 4.81 meters. Junior Gwen Joffre won in shot put with a 7.80 meters.
Whitman’s next meet will take place on Tuesday, April 29 at the Penn Relays Carnival.
